2022 Toyota Rav4 Electrical Problems

Your 2022 RAV4 was involved in a crash while a third-party autonomous driving device (comma.ai) was in control. The vehicle failed to brake or avoid a police vehicle on the roadside, resulting in a rear-end collision. Airbags deployed in the front and sides, and two rear passengers were fatally injured while the driver and front passenger sustained serious injuries. The autonomous device did not detect or respond to the stationary vehicle ahead.

Your car shut off multiple times while parked and while driving after rain, displaying a "Engine Off, Steering Power Low, Do Not Drive" warning message. The steering and engine both lost power suddenly with no warning codes stored in the system, leaving you stranded on the road. The Toyota dealer was unable to replicate the problem or find any diagnostic codes, making it difficult to identify the underlying electrical or engine issue causing the power loss.

Your infotainment screen went completely black while driving at night with no warning and won't turn back on. The dealer confirmed the system failed, and you found that a recall exists for this exact issue, though your 2022 model year wasn't included in it. The radio powers on briefly when you press the button but immediately shuts off again. Fixing this will likely require the infotainment system to be repaired or replaced by a dealer.

Your car may be taking in water through the air intake during rainy driving conditions, especially at highway speeds. This water reaches the mass air flow sensor, which incorrectly senses it as extra air and commands the engine to run too lean (too little fuel). You may experience engine stalling, along with warning messages for low steering power and engine problems, along with check engine and battery warning lights. The fix would likely involve inspecting and redesigning the air intake inlet to prevent water from entering the engine's fuel and air management system.

Your remote start through the Toyota app confirmed the vehicle started, but when you went outside about 6 minutes later, the car wasn't running and wouldn't respond when you tried to start it manually—no dashboard lights, no sounds, nothing. You also couldn't lock the doors using the door handle sensor, suggesting a complete loss of electrical power. A jump start from a tow truck got the vehicle running again, but this left you stranded in cold weather with no way to secure the car.

Your infotainment touchscreen and physical buttons are completely unresponsive and display only a black screen, whether you're parked or driving. There were no warning signs before the screen stopped working. The fix will likely involve diagnosing the infotainment system's power or software, which may require a firmware update or replacement of the infotainment unit.

When wet, during rain or after a car wash. The engine will rev, the car will shake, and then shut off. I believe it’s the alternator.

While driving in stop-and-go traffic on a major highway, the auto braking system engaged and the brake would not release. The car came to an abrupt halt and the brake would not release, the gas pedal would not depress. I had to turn the car off, place the car in park and restart the car, the car then continued driving. There was a message on the dash about EPB.

The Multimedia dashboard is completely blank. Not able to use sound, gps, music, etc. Cant set time or any adjustments to vehicle. This seems to be a manufacturing issue. Dealer said there is nothing they can do about it. Was told will need to pay $1600 to replace it. Don't know how long a new won will last. Can't keep spending $1600 everytime the electrical system Malfunctions. Please help.

Vehichle has stranded me twice with multiple error messages when I try to start it. All kinds of lights go on and off on the dash and messages include: Parking Brake Unavailable, Voltage Abnormality Steering Power Low, Hybrid System Not Available, Braking Power Low-Stop in a Safe Place, Antilock Brake System Malfuntion, Rear Cross Traffic Alert Unavailable, Blindspot Monitoring Unavailable, Pre-Collision System Unavailable, Visit Dealer. It makes all kind of weird noises and vibrations in the break peddle also during this. I have been told this is a problem with low battary of the 12V but that battery is charged by the Hybrid battary and does nothing but run electronic features, does not start the vehichle. Have read this has happened to people while actually driving the vehichle, I am scared this will cause an accident. 2 year old vehicle.

I was driving on I-91 in stop-and-go traffic when, all of a sudden, my RAV4 stalled. A warning chime sounded and the battery light, check engine light, and power steering light all illuminated. In the 4.2 inch screen in the gauge cluster, the following message displayed: "Steering Power Low"..."Shift to P". A second message displayed and said: "Engine Stopped"..."Shift to P". I attempted to restart the vehicle up to 8 times and it finally restarted. I quickly drove the car to the shoulder and out of the way of traffic. There were three of us in the car (myself and my two kids) and we almost got hit two times because visibility was poor due to rainy conditions and mist from passing cars. Throughout all this, I had the Auto Start/Stop feature disabled, so the car should not have shut off on its own. We had to get the car towed because we were worried that the problem would reoccur. We hope the problem could be rectified by our local Toyota dealer, because we do not want to drive it again in fear of the problem reoccurring while on the roadway. We are reporting this to bring awareness to this issue, and to make sure nobody else will have to face this situation and potentially be put in harm's way. (The attached photo is a general picture from somebody else, but my car had the same EXACT warning lights and messages. We could not take a picture because we were focusing on trying to get the car to turn on and move it to the shoulder by any means possible).

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle ESC became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the ESC system was updated but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 4,800.

"The total fuel dispensed is less than expected when the fuel nozzle automatically clicks off when refueling. [Some customer reports] have also noted the "Distance to Empty" shown on the multi-information display is less than expected."